Yellow Cosmic Seed Year
MOON 8
GALACTIC MOON OF INTEGRITY
VOL. 1 NO. 8
February 07 to March 06, 2006
Do I Live What I Believe?
Blessings to all, and welcome ohm once again. This edition of our Good News letter is dedicated to the life and wisdom of Bob Marley.
Born Robert Nesta Marley in St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica, perhaps Bob Marley more than any other musical performer today has fully embodied this moon's mantra: "Do I Live What I Believe?" Very outspoken about political and economical situations in his home lands Jamaica and Africa, Bob Marley was part of the Jamaican group The Wailers, along with Reggae greats Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh.
Not only has Bob Marley been credited for bringing Reggae to the mainstream music market, but he also managed to inspire and encourage countless other young musicians to tell their uplifting stories through Reggae Music.
We were very honoured to participate in last week's official Bob Marley Day Celebration on Friday February 03, 2006 at City Hall in Toronto, Canada. Our very own Odel, accompanied by Tony "Rebeltone"Barrett on guitar, opened the ceremony with "Redemption Song" to honour the life and messages of Bob Marley, and awards were handed out to numerous individuals who have taken the mantra "Do I Live What I Believe?" into their own hands and contributed to making the City of Toronto a better place for all of our communities.
Highlights of the day included Toronto's Mayor David Miller reciting Bob Marley's message "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds", reminding the audience that this message is now more potent and relevant than ever before. Congratulations to Mayor David Miller for showing courage and getting down with Bob Marley in front of the city's news cameras.
Other highlights included a stunning rendition of "Get Up Stand Up - Stand Up for your Rights", sung by the entire audience towards the closing ceremony. More profound wisdom has rarely echoed through the corridors of any city hall!
In honour of the great Reggae legend Bob Marley the good people from Ragga Muffins Productions are hosting the 25th Annual Ragga Muffins Festival with a 2 day show in Long Beach, CA, starting Saturday Feb 18, 2006.
The line-up this year is simply incredible, and includes our own Odel Johnson with a performance on Sunday Feb. 19, 2006.
The 25th Annual Tribute To The Legends Festival is also on the way in San Diego, CA on Monday Feb 20, 2006, hosted by the amazing World Beat Center.
Bob Marley celebrations continue with Santa Cruz Dayz '06
in Santa Cruz, CA on Thursday Feb 23, 2006.
Closing off the celebrations is another Ragga Muffins Festival in San Francisco, CA on Saturday Feb 25, 2006.
That's a whole lot of Bob Marley celebration going on!
By the way, these festivals have changed from their original name "Bob Marley Day Festival," uniting this year's events. So let's honour the people who have been working very hard on these shows every year!
A very big shout out and thank you therefore goes out to Moss Jacobs Presents, Ragga Muffins Productions, the World Beat Center, Good Vibez Entertainment and Another Planet and all of the good people that help make this celebration possible.
You can also catch Odel at the Opera House in Toronto on Sunday Feb. 26 2006 with the Abyssinians. The address is 735 Queen St. East, and other performers for the night include Iqulah, Mutabaruka and Toronto's own Humble.
While we're in Los Angeles for all these festivities we are also hosting a showcase for tk2000 of Boogiewall Soundsystem fame and Odel Johnson.
This night is open for industry professionals, so if you are a booking agent, a promoter, publicist or media professional and happen to be in Hollywood on Tuesday Feb 21, 2006 why not come by?
The showcase will be held at the Bluebeat Lounge, 7021 Hollywood Blvd. [at Sycamore], Tel: (363) 463 0204, and will be hosted by Ex-Torontonian Chris Murray of King Apparatus fame.
Shows start at 9:30 PM sharp. RSVP us with your details here.
And rest assured, there will definitely be a few Bob Marley covers ...
"And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes
that hold our brothers in Angola,
In Mozambique, South Africa
Sub-human bondage
Have been toppled, Utterly destroyed
Well, everywhere is war
Me say war."
Hendrick Ehlers and Hans-Georg Kruessen must have been listening when Bob Marley channeled this message by Ethopia's Haile Selassie I through his song "War". Friends since their school days, Hendrick and Hans-Georg are the founders of the German non-profit N.G.O. MgM Menschen Gegen Minen (People Against Landmines), and have taken the mantra "Do I Live What I Believe?" to a whole new level of their own creation. Most active in Angola now, MgM has been cleaning up landmines in Africa for over 10 years now, including Mozambique and Namibia.
In order to support MgM's excellent work we as artists have initiated The Nature of Hope campaign with the on-going mission to unite our Reggae community and help re-build African infrastructures.
The seeds have been planted firmly and are starting to grow as we have just been invited to perform shows in Africa. We will post tour details in upcoming Good News as they develop.
Now onto some 13 Moon updates. Last moonth we learned about the magic of the number 13, as in 13 Moons per year @ 28 days each and also the 13 Day Wave Spell.
This moonth let's take a look at the 20 Solar Seals, also known as Solar Tribes, and their corresponding Glyphs. The 20 Glyphs are symbols of evolutionary energies, distinct lenses of evolutionary potentials, activating of Self/ Cosmos, a circuit of archetypes, each ripe with wisdom and meaning.
Based on the dreamspell system used in the 13 Moon calendar, every day receives both a 13-Moon energy and a Galactic Signature energy. The 13-Moon energy refers to when the day occurs in relation to the 365-day year cycle, and the galactic signature energy refers to when the day occurs in relation to the 260-day Galactic Spin Cycle. While the yearly cycle anchors our physical Earth journey around the Sun using 13 perfect months of 28 days each, the Galactic Spin cycle informs our spiritual journey of evolution as a self-reflective referencing system of universal order.
13 x 20 = 260
So let's take a closer look at Galactic Signatures this month. Why not use Bob Marley as an example since we can't seem to get enough of Bob this month? Bob was born on February 06, 1945, so this would make the energy of that specific day a:
White Self-Existing Wizard
I Define in order to Enchant
Measuring Receptivity
I seal the Output of Timelessness
With the Self-Existing tone of Form
I am guided by the power of Heart
Bob Marley was definitely guided by the power of heart, so it all seems to fit. Let's take a closer look then at the Wizard tribe, here is what the 13 Moon Natural Time Calendar by SkyTime from www.lawoftime.org has to say about it:
The White Wizard represents the power of the "jaguar", the "shaman", the "night-seer", the "Earth Wizard". Wizard says: The Time Is Always Now; The present moment is your field of of play; As the canvas of nature's cycles, you are Time! Being receptive to your autonomous sense of timing - being on time with your Self - assures you will naturally be on time with your outer reality; Enchantment emerges from receptivity to the expanse of the present moment.
Wizards cast spells; enchantments. Spells are but personal myths that craft and define our lives. Spells remind us that words and beliefs have magical powers that generate states of fascination and entrancement. By becoming conscious of the spells we are casting though our words and beliefs we can refine them and thereby magically shift our lives.
Receptivity invites authenticity, transperency, and healing. When we are able to receive one another, deep truths feel welcomed into expression. Connecting soul to soul without guard, the collaborative forces of enchantment are unleashed. Let us be receptive to the omnipresent sacredness of existence, complete with its blessings and its challenges.
Timelessness is an energetic dimension which has been masked by a linear notion of time. Together, we are remebering that Time is the Universal Factor of Synchronization! The present moment is always a living oracle! May the Wizards arise and break the spell of artificial time!
Sure sounds like the Bob Marley we all love so much. If you're getting curious now about your own Solar Tribe, you can decode your personal Galactic Signature right off the Boogiewall Soundsystem home page.
You can also order the physical 13 Moon Natural Time Calendar straight from the 13moon.com web site, and these calendars are surely a thing of radiant beauty! A perfect gift for anyone following a spiritual path!
Speaking of ordering products, you can now purchase our musical offerings on-line through our new company Equal Distribution.
All items are shipped directly from Canada, and all CDs are conveniently priced at US $ 13.20, reminding us of the true frequency of natural time.
We will be adding more products to our catalogue soon, such as more CDs, Vinyl, Natural Hair & Body products, Hemp Clothing and much much more.
Bob Marley would surely have been in favour of supporting living Reggae artists!
boogiewall soundsystem:
super my own band
Cat:
OHM CD 004
Price:
US $ 13.20
Usually ships within 3 to 5 business days.
odel johnson:
mind & body sold
Cat:
OHM CD 007
Price:
US $ 13.20
Usually ships within 3 to 5 business days.
Before we close here is some Good News from the herbal kingdom: Scientists now say that Cannabis, one of Bob Marley's favourite earth offerings and medicine, could boost brain power.
Leave it to Canada, but researchers found that experiments on rats which were given a potent cannabinoid, showed the drug stimulates the growth of new brain cells.
It appears that the drug caused neurons to regenerate in the hippocampus, an area that controls mood and emotions, after one month of treatment. The rats were less anxious and more willing to eat in a novel environment that would normally make them fearful.
The researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, say that most drugs, including alcohol, heroin, cocaine and nicotine, have been shown to destroy nerve cells in the hippocampus. This study suggests that cannabinoids are the only medicine that can promote adult hippocampal neurogenesis following chronic administration.
The study emerged from the recent discovery that, unlike other parts of the brain, the hippocampus can generate neurons throughout the lifespan of mammals, including humans. The team says that natural selection has conserved cannabinoid receptors in animals that have been separated by evolution for 500 million years, suggesting they have an important biological role.
The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
This moonth's Native Totem Animal is The Hawk !
Hawks are predatory birds with remarkably sharp claws (talons) and whose size greatly varies within the 250 species. Female hawks are usually larger than the males. These raptors hunt during the day employing the use of their fierce talons to tear apart their prey.
Most hawks live in prairies, marshlands, forests, or open savannas. In these habitats they use their acute vision to hunt their food and raise their offspring. Hawks are fearless birds who will even face off with poisonous snakes if necessary.
Hawk's piercing shriek tears through the air. In its shrill cry lies an important message which represents illumination. Hawk teaches us to scope out the situation and focus on our talents, trying to draw them out. Hawk learns to see the big picture in order to understand the past, present, and future. Hawk asks us to be observant of surroundings so we won't get distracted from our path by others. It also reminds us not to get caught up in minor annoyances so we can maintain our inner balance.
Hawk is the messenger, the protector and the visionary of the Air. It holds the key to higher levels of consciousness. This totem awakens vision and inspires a creative life purpose.
A Hawk totem is filled with responsibility because Hawk people seek the overall view. They are aware of omens and spirit messages. A Red-Tailed Hawk Totem is special. It has direct ties to the Kundalini, the seat of primal life force.
This year is called Yellow Cosmic Seed
Moon 8 is called Galactic Moon of Integrity
Its totem animal is the Hawk
The key words to focus on for Galactic Moon of Integrity include its
Power: Harmonize
Action: Model
Essence: Integrity
Action Directive: Do I Live What I Believe?
Thank you Bob Marley for all of your beautiful music.
Until next Moonth ...

"Bob Marley isn't my name. I don't even know my name yet." - Bob Marley
Bob Marley has been mentioned 22 times in this newsletter.
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